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Jane Austen couldn't spell, her turn of phrase would make you yell

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Hunter F. Thompson

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Red meat for Rikkor

Posted 7 years ago #
rikkor

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I amn't going to rise to the bait. Oh, "il aura mal au cul" is vy. amusant.

Posted 7 years ago #
riesler

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Jasper Fforde predicted this years ago "The books are OK except for all the effing and blinding".

Posted 7 years ago #
Des Custard

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The cheap editions are OK apart from the effing binding.

Here's an English one they made earlier.

Posted 7 years ago #
rickwestwell

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I wrote a sub about this:

Jeffrey Archer's risible style "may be the work of his editor" claims academic

No effer noticed.

Posted 7 years ago #
Des Custard

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Post it again with a nod to Jane Austen and collect stars, FP, contract with Man U...

Posted 7 years ago #
rickwestwell

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OK, you've talked me into it. Jeffrey Archer's lack of style actually imposed by editor, researcher discovers

Posted 7 years ago #
FormerlyAlOPecia

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J'Excuse.

Posted 7 years ago #
rikkor

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Editors do not exist today, but I believe that cleaning up errors was their Job #1. Jane was not all shew and no gew.

Posted 7 years ago #

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